STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern softball team dipped out of Sun Belt Conference play Wednesday evening to take on Jacksonville University in a doubleheader at Eagle Field. The Eagles split the midweek twinbill with the Dolphins, taking game one 3-2 before falling 3-0 in the nightcap.
 
Game 1 – GS 3, JU 2
The day's first game started off scoreless through two and a half innings before the Eagles were able to strike pay dirt. Emily Snider first scored Haley Carter with a single to center field before A.J. Hamilton reached safely on a fielding error by the shortstop which also gave Lydia Witkowski enough time to race home and put the Eagles up 2-0.
 
The game then went scoreless for another two full innings before the Dolphins were able to draw back even with the Eagles thanks to a pair of runs in the top of the sixth. But GS proved once again to be resilient and retook the lead for good in the bottom of the frame. Macy Weeks hit a ground ball off the pitcher but was thrown out at first in a double play, but not before Hamilton cruised home to put the Eagles up 3-2.
 
Carter was perfect at the plate in game one, going 2-for-2 with a run scored while Witkowski joined her in collecting multiple hits. Witkowski went 2-for-3 at the dish with a run scored, as well. In total, six different Eagles recorded a hit in the game while five different Dolphins combined for Jacksonville's five hits.
 
Freshman Dixie Raley (13-7) pitched her 13^th complete game of the season, striking out five batters in the process. Victoria Brown (11-11) was the pitcher of record for Jacksonville and gave up eight hits and two earned runs in the loss.
 
Game 2 – JU 3, GS 0
The nightcap saw a different game as Jacksonville led things off when Victoria Brown hit a home run straight out to center field, scoring Danielle Baker in the process. The Dolphins got their final run when Allie McCourt laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Heather Roberts.
 
The Eagles battled hard throughout the rest of the game, getting eight runners on, but were unable to overcome the deficit. India Davis led the way in game two with a 2-for-4 batting performance.
 
Kierra Camp (5-8) pitched the complete game in game two for the Eagles while Taylor Rossman (3-6) claimed the win.

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Georgia Southern will go on the road this weekend for a three-game Sun Belt Conference series at UL Monroe. The two will open the series on Saturday, Apr. 2 with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. ET.  And the second game following shortly after. The Eagles and Warhawks will close out the trio of games with a single game on Sunday, Apr. 3 with first pitch slated for 2 p.m. ET.
 
 
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